As the world generates more and more data — at a clip of 2.5 quintillion bytes each day — it simultaneously struggles to manage it. With humans unable to manually process such large amounts of data and analyze its implications, the business world has to turn to machines to take on some of the load. SmartRead More

Image copyright Camelot National Lottery owner Camelot has warned of a “low level” cyber-attack that affected 150 customer accounts. It has asked all of its customers to change the passwords on their accounts as a precaution. The hackers used credentials gleaned from a list circulated on the internet to get into the accounts, a CamelotRead More

Image caption Employees on the Wiston estate are among those facing a pensions dilemma Since auto-enrolment pensions began in 2013, the average employee has only been paying in a few pounds every week. But from 5 April, contributions will rise dramatically. Workers will need to decide whether to contribute hundreds of pounds extra into theirRead More

Image copyright Bret Fitzgerald Shares in the UK’s biggest technology firm, Micro Focus International, have plunged after it warned of a sharper than expected fall in revenues and its chief executive resigned. Shares in the company, whose customers include BMW and American Express, sank 55% to 849p in morning trading. The problems stem from itsRead More

Image copyright Johan Persson Image caption Ben Batt (left) and Jonathan Bailey star in The York Realist Actors Jonathan Bailey and Ben Batt have put TV careers on hold to appear in Sheffield in a new production of a play some consider a modern classic. The York Realist is a gay romance set in 1960sRead More

Image copyright Getty Images TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a collision involving three vehicles in south-west London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Lower Richmond Road in Mortlake at 15:59 GMT on Sunday. The ambulance service and London Fire Brigade also attended and a number ofRead More

The tiny tadpole embryo looked like a bean. One day old, it didn’t even have a heart yet. The researcher in a white coat and gloves who hovered over it made a precise surgical incision where its head would form. Moments later, the brain was gone, but the embryo was still alive. The brief procedureRead More

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Putin has been either president or prime minister for almost 20 years Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in the presidential election. With most of the ballots counted, he had received about 76% of the vote, the central election commissionRead More

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Donald Trump’s use of Twitter to attack opponents is unprecedented Donald Trump has attacked special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the US presidential election he won in 2016. He tweeted that the inquiry was unfair – and reiterated there had been “no collusion” between his electionRead More

In the past five years, the global financial industry has experienced major disruptions thanks to innovative technologies in AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain. The rate at which supercomputers are taking over the financial sector is leaving no doubt that the future of finance will largely depend on computer scientists and big data experts rather thanRead More